:00:11. > :00:14.stadium, where tomorrow night, Chris Coleman's men face a fight
:00:14. > :00:16.for World Cup qualification survival, against a very familiar
:00:16. > :00:26.survival, against a very familiar foe in Scotland.
:00:26. > :00:32.
:00:32. > :00:42.A fixture that hasn't always been a # This is the end
:00:42. > :00:52.
:00:52. > :00:56.People make mistake, he made a catastrophic one, it lost us the
:00:56. > :01:03.game. # If the sky falls
:01:03. > :01:13.# And it comes down # John Heartson w what a great
:01:13. > :01:41.
:01:41. > :01:44.So, plenty to look forward to tonight's Sport Wales.
:01:44. > :01:48.Coming up: The Scots are in town to kick start
:01:48. > :01:51.their campaign, for Wales it is simple, win. No excuses for us
:01:51. > :01:56.moving forward now, we have to make sure that we set the record
:01:56. > :02:02.straight in these two games that are coming up. We catch up with the
:02:02. > :02:07.man stepping into Warren GATTland's shoes, we talk autumn
:02:07. > :02:10.internationals and the biggest job in Welsh rugby. I thoroughly enjoy
:02:10. > :02:15.the coaching, can't wait until the autumn to get the players back in
:02:15. > :02:22.and look forward to the challenges ahead in the autumn. The former
:02:22. > :02:27.Scarlet, who is now a Wasp, says there are reasons to be cheerful.
:02:27. > :02:32.If you are a Welsh supporter, you can be optimistic of how Wales will
:02:32. > :02:37.do this year. In under 24 hours time, Chris Coleman will send his
:02:37. > :02:41.team out from this dressing room, hoping they can revive their World
:02:41. > :02:45.Cup qualifying campaign, after a disastrous start. Earlier today
:02:45. > :02:49.both Wales manager and captain shared their thoughts ahead of two
:02:49. > :02:55.crucial games, the first against Scotland tomorrow night, and then
:02:55. > :03:01.against Croatia on Tuesday. Time to believe is the Manchester
:03:01. > :03:05.United dra from the marketing men. Time running -- mantra from the
:03:05. > :03:10.marketing men, time unareing out is what will inspire Chris Coleman's
:03:10. > :03:17.team. We have to get some points over the next few games, to give us
:03:17. > :03:22.a chance to cause damage in the qualifiers. More misfortune, more
:03:22. > :03:26.mayhem over the next five days, and the road to Rio could be closed off
:03:26. > :03:30.with just four games gone. excuses moving forward, we have to
:03:30. > :03:35.make sure we set the record straight in the two games coming up.
:03:35. > :03:39.The picture looks worrying after the loss to Belgium and hammering
:03:39. > :03:43.in Syria. Wales at the bottom of the group, no points, one goal
:03:44. > :03:47.scored, and a goal difference of minus eight. Anything less than
:03:47. > :03:50.four points from the next two games leaves them with only the slightest
:03:50. > :03:53.hope of qualifying of the If you lose the first two, you will to do
:03:53. > :03:58.something in the next two. The teams above you, unless they all
:03:58. > :04:03.draw, that is a possibility, but I can't see it. So if one of them
:04:03. > :04:09.gets a win, it is seven points, maybe you will go to ten, that is a
:04:09. > :04:13.big, big, margin, when you are only playing ten games, with six left.
:04:13. > :04:17.We are going to win the first game, first and foremost, then go to
:04:17. > :04:20.Croatia, depending on what happens Friday, whether it is a must-win,
:04:20. > :04:25.sometimes you can take a draw from a game like that. I think no-one
:04:25. > :04:30.has won the first two games, if we get two positive results from these
:04:31. > :04:35.two, we will be in amongst it. Players make mistake, if they make
:04:35. > :04:41.mistake, given their best, not a lot you can say about that. You can
:04:41. > :04:45.guide them tatically or technically, but what I don't forgive easily, is
:04:45. > :04:50.when players don't turn up. And we didn't against Serbia. So this time,
:04:50. > :04:56.for his own sake, Coleman needs a win that has he will luded him in
:04:56. > :05:00.the first four games. No Wales manager in history has lost five,
:05:00. > :05:10.but he's unphased by the pressure on him. I don't listen to the media
:05:10. > :05:11.
:05:11. > :05:15.or read newspapers, I can't afford it. If someone is saying positive
:05:16. > :05:21.don't listen either, stay in the middle. That is what I try to do. I
:05:21. > :05:24.try to look at it as logically as I can. I have been doing it ten years
:05:24. > :05:28.and managed in three different countries, and 150 games in the
:05:28. > :05:33.Premier League, the scrutiny of that job is hard enough. So it's
:05:33. > :05:37.not something I worry about. What's going to be will be. All I can do
:05:37. > :05:43.is affect now and the next -- effect now and the next game.
:05:43. > :05:48.players we are fully behind the manager, for anyone to suggest that
:05:48. > :05:52.the manager is under any pressure, is wrong, the only manager under
:05:52. > :05:56.pressure is Craig Levein. Everyone has the same feeling that we need
:05:56. > :06:00.to win the game for him, ourselves and the country and everyone else,
:06:00. > :06:05.we need to win the game for him and perform well. That will be in the
:06:05. > :06:09.back of our heads. Maybe a change of leader on the field will inspire
:06:09. > :06:14.Wales, as Ashley Williams replaces Aaron Ramsey as captain. It is men
:06:14. > :06:17.like Liverpool's Joe Allen, the newly-crowned, Player of the Year,
:06:17. > :06:21.who they need performances from. Especially with Craig Bellamy,
:06:21. > :06:23.among several others, missing through injury, leading to more
:06:23. > :06:29.speculation about his international future. Where will the missing
:06:29. > :06:33.goals come from, what about Barnsley eight-goal striker, Craig
:06:33. > :06:38.Davies. We have been look at his goal-scoring record over the last
:06:38. > :06:46.two years, he has scored 40 goals. He's the top scorer in the
:06:46. > :06:50.championship with seven. It's good to push Steve Morison, Churchy, he
:06:50. > :06:54.has impressed this week, we have a lot of players missing, not just
:06:54. > :06:57.one. We are concentrating on the boys we have got. They are here to
:06:57. > :07:00.play for their country, here to put themselves on the line. The
:07:00. > :07:03.pressure is there tomorrow, but they are here, and we are
:07:03. > :07:08.concentrating on them. We will get them ready, and we will do our best
:07:08. > :07:13.to try to get a good result. Scotland's last visit to Cardiff,
:07:13. > :07:16.three years ago, Wales won 3-0 in a friendly, much more at stake for
:07:17. > :07:21.both sides this time, in a contest between players, used to squaring
:07:21. > :07:26.up of the Another fantastic nation for us to compete against. It is
:07:26. > :07:31.during this week now we will work, you get preparations right for the
:07:31. > :07:36.game. Had to deal with certain elements of how they play. Again,
:07:36. > :07:41.we are extra motivate today make sure we pick up all three points. -
:07:41. > :07:44.- motivated to make sure we pick up all three points. We understand the
:07:44. > :07:49.importance of the game, it is a great game against one of the home
:07:49. > :07:54.nation, Scotland. Playing at home we want to win. Tomorrow we have
:07:54. > :07:57.Scotland, a typical British derby game, if you like. A superb
:07:57. > :08:01.atmosphere, and we have to use that to our benefit. I know what our
:08:01. > :08:06.fans are like, I have played in front of them. I have managed in
:08:06. > :08:09.front of them. Against Belgium they saw the players with their sleeves
:08:09. > :08:15.rolled up trying to play good football, first and foremost,
:08:15. > :08:20.working hard for the jersey. They forgive you if you don't get the
:08:20. > :08:24.result. If you don't turn up or try hard, that's the basic, really, put
:08:24. > :08:28.yourself on the line. Less than 12 months ago, Wales won
:08:28. > :08:33.their third game in four matches under Gary Speed. To stop another
:08:33. > :08:36.campaign falling to ruin, they need to rediscover their air of
:08:36. > :08:41.optimisim and hope, that winning feeling. I can't afford to look
:08:41. > :08:46.further than the next one. Especially at this time, you have
:08:46. > :08:56.to concentrate on the next result and performance. One game, one good
:08:56. > :08:56.
:08:56. > :08:59.result, all of a sudden you have turned a corner.
:08:59. > :09:03.Mr Roberts, former Wales international, home dressing room
:09:03. > :09:10.ahead of the game. Positive noises coming from the Wales camp?
:09:10. > :09:14.delighted to hear all the positiveness coming from the camp.
:09:14. > :09:18.I think our campaign starts tomorrow night. I think it's a game
:09:18. > :09:25.we have to go into. We have to win, we know that. I don't think even a
:09:25. > :09:30.point is good enough for you. It's probably the lowest a lot of people
:09:30. > :09:33.have felt of after the Serbia game. We weren't good enough, poor, poor
:09:33. > :09:37.errors, individual mistakes. It doesn't matter how good a manager
:09:37. > :09:43.you are, if you can prepare a team as well as you can, but you can't
:09:43. > :09:47.legislate for the mistakes that we did, and cost us that night.
:09:47. > :09:51.Chris Coleman, has made a clear stamp on things, let's start with
:09:51. > :09:55.the change of captaincy. What do you make of that? We have lost five
:09:55. > :09:59.games on the spin, we have only scored one goal, something has to
:09:59. > :10:03.happen. Chris has to change things. I think it will be a slight relief
:10:03. > :10:07.to Aaron, there was a lot of responsibility and pressure on such
:10:07. > :10:11.a young man and young shoulders, when he wasn't playing well, having
:10:11. > :10:17.come back from a horrendous injurey. Hopefully it will free him to find
:10:17. > :10:20.the form we know he's capable of. Goals, Iwan were are they coming
:10:20. > :10:24.from? The problem is we don't create enough chances. You are
:10:24. > :10:27.asking a lot of a centre forward if you are going to create one chance
:10:27. > :10:33.in 90 minutes and cross your fingers that he takes that chance.
:10:33. > :10:38.We have to be creating four or five, or six chances for these players in
:10:38. > :10:41.each game. If we do, that we will score. Will he chose Craig Davies,
:10:41. > :10:45.are we at that stage, he has nothing to lose, it might be a
:10:45. > :10:50.gamble, but at this stage? We have nothing to lose, we have to win the
:10:50. > :10:54.game. Not too many nations qualify for a major tournament, having lost
:10:54. > :10:58.the opening two games in a campaign. We have to beat the Scots tomorrow.
:10:58. > :11:02.It is as simple as that. He's a man in form, full of confidence, seven
:11:02. > :11:06.goals already this season for Barnsley, four against Birmingham
:11:06. > :11:10.the other week. He wasn't in the other squad, which I was quite
:11:10. > :11:16.surprised at, to be fair. If I was manager for the game tomorrow night,
:11:16. > :11:19.I would start with 4-4-2, I would throw Craig Davies on to partner
:11:19. > :11:25.Steve Morison, he will get you two natural winners, and positive from
:11:25. > :11:30.the very start. We will talk more shortly.
:11:30. > :11:35.Rugby, now. The build-up to this year as Heineken Cup has been
:11:35. > :11:40.dominated by talk of its potential demise. A row over money,
:11:40. > :11:44.scheduling and TV rights, has threaten to derail Europe's show
:11:44. > :11:48.piece tournament. For now, we can put admin to one side, and
:11:48. > :11:54.concentrate on the rugby itself. Ross Harris has been to meet a man,
:11:54. > :11:59.who has played in more of his fair share of Heineken Cup, and to get
:11:59. > :12:04.his thoughts on how the Welsh regions might fare this year.
:12:04. > :12:08.Since Welsh rugby went regional in 2003, Wales have won three Grand
:12:08. > :12:14.Slams, but the Heineken Cup, club rugby's Holy Grail, has never been
:12:14. > :12:18.lifted by a Welsh side. In its 17- year history, it has been won six
:12:18. > :12:21.times by the English, six by the Irish, and five times by the French.
:12:21. > :12:27.If the bookies have things right, that trend is set to continue.
:12:27. > :12:33.Lenister have been installed at pre-tournament fairts, followed
:12:33. > :12:37.closely by Toulouse, to you lon and others. The future is looking
:12:37. > :12:43.precarious, the English and French clubs aren't happy with the way it
:12:43. > :12:47.is run and are threatening to pull out by 2014. Despite money and
:12:47. > :12:52.scheduling issues, they are made fight tooth and nail to qualify,
:12:53. > :13:02.while the pro--12 sides have an easy ride in.
:13:02. > :13:08.Stephen Jones has played in all three European domestic leison. Now
:13:08. > :13:12.he's in the English Premiership with Wasps. Do the pro--12 sides
:13:12. > :13:15.have it easier for qualification? don't think so, we must have a
:13:15. > :13:19.European competition. From a players' perspective that is the
:13:19. > :13:23.best competition to be involved in. The standard of rugby is top drawer.
:13:23. > :13:28.You know, it is exciting for the players. The pro--12 is is a very
:13:28. > :13:31.strong league, we can see it by past winners. The standard of rugby
:13:31. > :13:36.played in the pro-12 is of the highest order. I think we should
:13:36. > :13:43.continue with the competition along the lines in which it is run at the
:13:43. > :13:47.moment. Stephen's old team, the Scarlets, find themselves in a pool
:13:47. > :13:52.of debt, alongside Exeter and Lenister. They kick off against the
:13:52. > :13:55.French team. They will be looking forward to it. The Scarlets have
:13:55. > :14:00.backed themselves, rightly so, when they have wonderful talent like
:14:00. > :14:03.they have. They won't change their game plan, they look to be
:14:04. > :14:08.expansive, ar get the ball through their hands -- and get the ball
:14:08. > :14:11.through their hands. They look forward to that challenge. Even
:14:11. > :14:15.though you spent two seasons in France, I bet there is only one
:14:15. > :14:19.team you are gunning from? interested and intrigued in the
:14:19. > :14:25.game. Of course emotions are attached to both side, having spent
:14:25. > :14:35.the majority of my rugby-playing cor around the Scarlets, I want
:14:35. > :14:36.
:14:36. > :14:39.Leicester and Toulouse await in pool 2, but they start at home
:14:39. > :14:46.against Treviso, a team they have lost to already this season the
:14:46. > :14:52.played them in a pre-season game, we played them with the Carl lets,
:14:52. > :14:55.very physical, good driving mob, direct behind. Their game plan is
:14:55. > :14:59.relatively simplistic. Where you have to feel happy if our an
:14:59. > :15:06.Ospreys fan, is the last three games they have been superb. They
:15:06. > :15:12.were successful down in Munster. They backed it up with another good
:15:12. > :15:19.win last week. They are peaking at the right time. Steve Tandy must be
:15:19. > :15:26.very happy. In group six, the Blues mind themselves against month pelia
:15:26. > :15:32.and Toulon. They relish the battle up front.
:15:32. > :15:35.First up they face Sale, a team in crisis and rooted in the
:15:35. > :15:40.Premiership. I know some of the players there, and they will be
:15:40. > :15:43.chomping at the bit and excited for the competition. They got to Sale
:15:43. > :15:47.and will back themselves and their own ability. They will be confident
:15:47. > :15:54.of victory up there. Looking particularly at Toulon and the
:15:54. > :15:58.problems in the Blue's scrumage, they can afford to leave Gethin
:15:58. > :16:04.Jenkins on the bench. They are recruiting world class players all
:16:04. > :16:10.the time. Across their pack, the looseheads, you have Gethin Jenkins
:16:10. > :16:14.and Sheridan. They are spoilt for choice. With that you can rotate
:16:14. > :16:20.and keep people refreshed and healthy. That is massive advantage.
:16:20. > :16:23.Stephen as current side, Wasps, have twice lifted the Heineken Cup.
:16:23. > :16:33.In recent years they have tumbled down the pecking order and are now
:16:33. > :16:33.
:16:33. > :16:39.in the Challenge Cup. The first opponents is The Dragons?
:16:39. > :16:44.former Newport player, does that give him some spice? I'm sure Shane
:16:44. > :16:48.has many fond memories, a side we have a lot of respect for. I know
:16:48. > :16:52.them well through playing against them with the Scarlet, they are a
:16:52. > :17:00.well-drilled side. It will be a tough game. Another team in your
:17:00. > :17:05.group, Bayon, featuring an old Welsh half back. It is always good
:17:05. > :17:09.to play against Mike, a physical game, it is enjoyable when you play
:17:09. > :17:12.against him. He's a great player. A trip out to Bayon will be nice,
:17:12. > :17:20.great part of the world to go. It is all good.
:17:20. > :17:24.Thank you for your time. Good luck on the weekend. Cheers.
:17:24. > :17:28.The latest meeting over the future of the Heineken Cup ended in
:17:28. > :17:32.stalemate on Monday. Brinkmanship will continue in the broad room
:17:32. > :17:38.over the coming months. For -- boardroom for the coming months.
:17:38. > :17:42.For now, let's focus on the pitch. We will stay with rugby, and no
:17:42. > :17:47.Welsh team has ever won the Heineken Cup, in fact, the Welsh
:17:47. > :17:52.coach, Rob Howley, is one of only eight Welshmen to have ever got
:17:52. > :17:57.their hands on the trophy. The man who scored the winning try for
:17:57. > :18:03.Wasps, in the 2004 final, will take part of the national side, as
:18:03. > :18:13.GATTland takes a Saab battle. We shares his thoughts on the biggest
:18:13. > :18:16.
:18:16. > :18:21.job in Welsh rugby. Wasps, 2004, why did you win the
:18:21. > :18:26.Heineken Cup? We had a good team, good team spirit, strong foundation,
:18:26. > :18:34.and probably a side with quite a few world chas players in the pack.
:18:34. > :18:42.I think that the key aspect was along the way, outclassed in the
:18:42. > :18:46.final against To Toulouse, a bit of luck at the end. Would it be share
:18:46. > :18:51.to say, looking at the Welsh regions right now, they are not at
:18:51. > :18:55.that level of Heineken Cup winners? The experience you need in Europe
:18:55. > :18:59.you gain the experience by the competition, year in year out. When
:18:59. > :19:02.you see the regions, they have three new coaches. That takes time
:19:02. > :19:06.for messages and processes to be put in play. We still have a feel
:19:06. > :19:11.anything Wales we can still be very competitive in Europe. I think on
:19:11. > :19:14.their day, when you look at the scarlet, all when they are allowed
:19:14. > :19:19.to play rugby and get their offloading game, they have a huge
:19:19. > :19:24.amount of talent in their squad. When you look at the Welsh regions
:19:24. > :19:28.now, how important personally is Heineken Cup success or
:19:28. > :19:33.competitiveness? It is very important. I think the Heineken Cup
:19:33. > :19:38.is where players are tested, both physically, and the pressure. And
:19:38. > :19:42.making decisions. And actually making those opportunities count.
:19:42. > :19:45.That is what you have to do in international rugby. The speed of
:19:45. > :19:49.the game is quicker, ultimately your decision making has to be
:19:49. > :19:52.better. Obviouslys that is the challenge of a player or team when
:19:52. > :19:58.you play in the Heineken Cup. It is a step up. The step up faces Howley
:19:58. > :20:02.too, as he takes over from Warren Gatland, for the opening
:20:02. > :20:08.international of what will be an often gruelling series. First up
:20:08. > :20:14.the grunt of Argentina, then the shout of Samoa, before returning to
:20:14. > :20:17.face the top two sides in the world, New Zealand and Australia. Who pick
:20:17. > :20:21.the squad considering your in charge of the first two games and
:20:21. > :20:25.then Gatland comes back in. Who has the final shout? The one thing
:20:25. > :20:32.about Warren over the last four or five years, he's been a natural
:20:32. > :20:38.part of selection. Who has impressed you? Jordan Williams, and
:20:38. > :20:48.Lee Williams, they have been pretty impressive.
:20:48. > :20:49.
:20:49. > :20:53.They are the sort of players that have stood out. Andy Phenby. And
:20:53. > :20:58.Dan Bigger has stepped up in terms of his running game, he has asked
:20:58. > :21:05.questions about the defence. We know about his kicking game. The
:21:05. > :21:09.next four or five weeks it is about winning. On December 3rd at 3.3030
:21:09. > :21:15.there will be a Rugby World Cup tour. Ale goal of every nation will
:21:15. > :21:19.be in to be the top four. Do you know the maths? I think it
:21:19. > :21:24.goes back to beating a southern Hemisphere team. We play Australia
:21:24. > :21:29.number two and New Zealand number one. We are determined that
:21:29. > :21:35.Argentina and Samoa, we have had experiences in Rugby World Cup, we
:21:35. > :21:39.have played them before, a couple of others, argen tone that, their
:21:39. > :21:45.experiences in the rugby championship, has been pretty
:21:45. > :21:51.impressive, week in week out. We have four tough games in the autumn.
:21:51. > :21:55.Obviously everyone will be keeping an eye on the ranking. It is the
:21:55. > :22:05.job of the players and coaches and everyone to be in the top four to
:22:05. > :22:10.
:22:10. > :22:16.give us an easier draw. Back to the big game, Scotland have
:22:16. > :22:20.only lost once in six World Cup qualifying campaigns. After
:22:20. > :22:25.disappointing back-to-back draws in their opening games. They will look
:22:25. > :22:28.to improve the record, and take maximum points off bottom of the
:22:28. > :22:33.table Wales. Like Wales, there was much
:22:33. > :22:38.optimisim in Scotland before they started their campaign for World
:22:38. > :22:48.Cup qualification in Rio 2014. After home draws against Serbia and
:22:48. > :22:49.
:22:49. > :22:52.Macedonia, that optimisim has been replayed by disappointment.
:22:52. > :22:55.The Scotland manager, Craig Levein, like Chris Coleman, is under
:22:55. > :22:59.pressure, despite an undefeated start, and securing two points more
:22:59. > :23:02.than Wales. The stakes, then, couldn't be higher ahead of
:23:02. > :23:07.Friday's game. Two home draws is not what the doctor ordered for
:23:07. > :23:11.Scotland. The chance to redeem ourselves, and get back on track, a
:23:11. > :23:14.victory in Wales. We can't think too far ahead, the
:23:14. > :23:19.group we are in. We need to concentrate on the next game. That
:23:19. > :23:25.is Wales. If we win that, will give us five points. I'm looking forward
:23:25. > :23:29.to the game, riot from the moment the draw was made. There is little
:23:29. > :23:32.bits exciting as you can imagine. As opposed to a normal qualifying
:23:33. > :23:37.match. The Scottish squad has been boosted this week, with the return
:23:37. > :23:41.of the two Fletchers, Manchester United's Darren Fletcher, who has
:23:41. > :23:47.been out of the game through illness for Tennant months. And
:23:47. > :23:51.Sunderland's leading scorer, Stephen Fletcher, who has not been
:23:51. > :23:55.around after making himself not available for selection last year,
:23:55. > :24:00.after a falling out with his manager.
:24:01. > :24:05.A goal scorer is worth his weight in gold. Stephen Fletcher is a goal
:24:05. > :24:12.scorer, it is great he has resolved the situation with the manager or
:24:12. > :24:16.the manager with him, they have made up and he's back in the squad.
:24:16. > :24:20.Dan flech certificate quality player, he has played many times
:24:20. > :24:25.and many international, and European matches. One thing we can
:24:25. > :24:28.look forward to on Friday night a good old British derby, with
:24:28. > :24:32.Scotland ready for whatever Wales will throw at them. Sometimes it is
:24:32. > :24:35.a different type of football. When you are playing Spain you know you
:24:35. > :24:40.will get a short pass, and keeping ball position and all those things.
:24:40. > :24:43.Wales have a couple of big strikers who could knock them from back to
:24:43. > :24:47.front and play through the mid-of the talent. Aaron Ramsey and these
:24:47. > :24:51.lads here. Both sets of players knows and has played against each
:24:51. > :24:56.other, it will be a tough match, but we are looking forward to it.
:24:56. > :25:01.Scotland has seasoned enforcers in the squad, and Gareth Bale could be
:25:01. > :25:05.in for the type of attention that he has received from Charlie Adam
:25:05. > :25:12.in the Premier League. I wouldn't single out and say Bale will win
:25:12. > :25:16.the game for him. If we could stoch him it would enhance per-- stop him
:25:16. > :25:21.and enhance performance and better the Khans of taking the game.
:25:21. > :25:27.person who knows about Scottish misfortunes, is Neil Lennon, who
:25:27. > :25:34.could have five players in the match? James Forest is an
:25:34. > :25:39.exceptional player, very quick, old school winner, both feet. He could
:25:39. > :25:43.really hurt Wales, he is one to watch. Charlie is the current
:25:43. > :25:48.Scotland Player of the Year, a great example to any player out
:25:48. > :25:51.there. Scott Brown, leader, inspirational player, reads the
:25:51. > :25:55.game well, covers the ground. He's at the heart of everything good
:25:55. > :26:00.about us at the moment. There was supposed to be two Welsh players,
:26:00. > :26:10.but an ankle injury today, ruled out the fullback Adam Matthews,
:26:10. > :26:12.
:26:12. > :26:16.leaving Joe Ledley to fly the flag. Joe has been one of the best
:26:16. > :26:21.players, consistent and a midfield player. With Wales hurting after
:26:21. > :26:24.the 6-1 defeat in Serbia. Scotland will be targeting all three points
:26:24. > :26:29.tomorrow. I'm desperate to win the game. It is a big game for us, as a
:26:29. > :26:35.group of players, and as a country. We want to win it, and hopefully we
:26:35. > :26:38.can. With the talent like Beale and the Ledleys, you know the Matthewss,
:26:38. > :26:42.the Ashley Williams, they have a good span of team there. There is
:26:42. > :26:45.no reason why they can't. I think they will give Scotland all the
:26:45. > :26:49.trouble that Scotland will be looking for. Can't see Wales
:26:49. > :26:54.beating Scotland, I'm sorry to say at that to Chris. But I think
:26:54. > :26:59.Scotland have too many better players than Wales, and usually the
:26:59. > :27:05.better players win football matches. The danger for us is that we always
:27:05. > :27:12.get some sort of response from that. Are you worried about that?
:27:12. > :27:20.worrieded about a lot of things. A deem that has a poor result
:27:20. > :27:26.generally when they come out for the next match. With pure
:27:26. > :27:31.determination to go on through. The toings increases through the
:27:31. > :27:36.fixture. -- the tension increases through the fixture. We are all
:27:36. > :27:39.under pressure, it is a different job to club football.
:27:39. > :27:46.Sometimes if you have a poor result, that you have to wait a period of
:27:46. > :27:51.time to fix it, which makes it quite difficult.
:27:51. > :27:55.Iwan, former Scotland manager, Jason Brown, he fancies Scotland to
:27:55. > :28:01.win this one. He says they are better than Wales, what do you make
:28:01. > :28:05.of that? I totally disagree. I back on the game, we played them in 2009,
:28:05. > :28:09.we beat Scotland by 3-0. We are having a bad time, so are they.
:28:09. > :28:11.They have only won once in the last five games, that is a friendly
:28:11. > :28:14.against Australia back in August. We have a better squad of players.
:28:15. > :28:19.I think we have better players in the Welsh squad.
:28:19. > :28:25.Have you thought about what happens if Wales lose, is that it for
:28:25. > :28:29.Chris? I think the players, deep down they know, first of all they
:28:30. > :28:34.let themselves down against Serbia. They let the fans down. And they
:28:34. > :28:40.let Chris down, they will be determined to put things right, and
:28:40. > :28:47.owe people a performance. I'm sure we will get one. Predictions?
:28:47. > :28:52.win. Thank you very much. That's it for this evening, there will be
:28:52. > :28:55.highlights of Wales against Scotland on Match of the Day Wales
:28:55. > :29:02.at 11.00pm tomorrow night on BBC Two Wales. Before I go, do you know
:29:02. > :29:08.anyone who deserves to be our BBC Waleser Wales sports unsung hero of
:29:08. > :29:14.the year, they have to be un-- BBC Wales, unsung hero of the year.